Having guns isn’t important, as they were lawfully possessing them at the time. They had as much right to be standing there with guns as the victim had to be running down the road. I’m not sure how you know that they pointed the guns at him, and before he attacked. The video certainly doesn’t show that. Maybe there is an eyewitness that I don’t know about - I hope there is - but if all you have are the two guys carrying guns, they’re unlikely to admit that. Highly unlikely.
Biggest problem DA is going to have is that there is nothing outside of the video on their side, and is that enough. By what we know, David French says GA law says this is murder, but that's just one man's opinion, albeit one that knows this better than I do.
It's unfortunate that the only reason they were arrested and charged is because the video went viral.
Forgot to add that he mentioned the former officer has a LOT of dirt on a lot of the corrupt people in power in that area, so a lot of those people are nervous about all this.
That's when you do what was (allegedly) done to the City Treasurer in my hometown when financial fraud was discovered - wait until he's under his truck working on some stuff and yank the jack out from it.
I don’t think they’ve been arrested because they knew they didn’t have enough. I also fear that their recent arrest is not indicative of their having more than they did, but just to pacify a growing throng who want something done...but have the luxury of not being the ones burdened to actually prove and convict them. I’m not trying to be a [penis]. I’m not saying I like or agree with these guys getting off, but I am saying that it’s probably more likely that they will, than not.
Actually, it sounds like two good ol boys who used to be a cop and an investigator in the DA's office had their case brushed under the rug by a corrupt local government as the reason they weren't arrested.
I agree, the only thing I know about this is the video IP posted. It's pretty damning video, and going just by what I saw, theses guys killed that kid. But i have also seen so many times videos edited to show what someone wants us to see. It's hard to believe, but i know not impossible to happen, that an investigator would see that and not immediately lock these dudes up. These guys were, in my opinion, arrested because of politics and not justice.
I think the opposite. The politics kept them from being arrested and public outcry created the justice. I don't know if anyone could read the memo and not realize there was something shady going on within this case. I get what you are saying, as, for example, the case of Rodney King had the news show a shortened version of the beating from what the jury saw. But, this video was from a guy with the accused men and seems pretty straight forward. The universal revulsion to it suggests, to me, the defense is going to have a hard time convincing a jury of their innocence. There are tons of people in prison on less than what these two guys have presented against them.
I wonder when that recording came into play. If it was one of the white trash crew, surely he didnt stroll into the police station with it as evidence.
Late getting in on this, but I was always taught you better not pull out a gun if you’re not prepared to use it. There’s not a lot of difference in pulling one out and pointing it at me, at least in my mind. There’s no business at all for people to do what these dudes did. Idk if it’s inherently racist because Idk what’s in someone’s mind, but it’s a pretty damn redneck thing to do.
Who called the cops? In my mind it was the gunmen, and it was immediately preceded by the shooter saying, "Shit yeah, he's dead. Call the cops so they can give us our medals!"
If they hadn’t made the initial call to the police, and then actively armed themselves and left the home to follow the victim. If they hadn’t harassed a man on foot, who has no idea who they are, shouting at him from a moving vehicle commanding him to stop. If they hadn’t continued to pursue him, after his effort to evade them. If they hadn’t blocked him, instigating a confrontation. If they hadn’t gotten out of the vehicle to confront him. If they’d not done each of those things leading up to the altercation, I’d be open to the position of “open carry, stand your ground.” But they harassed, intimidated, instigated and initiated the conflict. Making several intentional decisions along the way that each contributed to the eventual physical escalation. I don’t see how a jury wouldn’t find them guilty of some level of criminal harassment or intimidation, and then the subsequent murder resulting from those actions.
